§ Julie MorganTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many contact centres there are in Wales; who is responsible for the funding of these centres; and what plans he has to increase the number of contact centres in Wales. [134841]
§ Margaret HodgeThere are six child contact centres in Wales that are members of the National Association of Child Contact Centres (NACCC). These child contact centres are run on a voluntary basis and raise funds from a variety of sources. Two benefit from partnership funding from the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. All NACCC member child contact centres will benefit from funding by the Children's Fund of NACCC's Change Programme. NACCC is using this funding to develop clear accreditation standards for all its member contact centres. Child contact centres may also seek support from funds (such as Cymorth) provided by the Welsh Assembly Government, where centres provide or seek to provide services in line with the Assembly Government's devolved responsibilities. The Welsh Assembly Government is currently giving careful consideration to the way forward for supervised contact services in Wales.